牛津英语八年级下4月考英语卷总分值120分Part 1 Vocabulary and GrammarI Choose the best answer (26%)1. Your brother is studying in _ university in _United States, isnt he?A. antheB. atheC. the/D. one/2. Johns father took him to visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower_ the morning of June 1st.A. inB. byC. atD. on 3. The foreign visitors asked _ lots of questions about Chinese culture during the tour.A. IB. myC. meD. mine4. _ of these two hats looks good on my daughter. Do you have another one?A. BothB. AllC. NeitherD. None5. _ great fun it must be to go abroad!A. HowB. What aC. What anD. What6. The American student could speak only _ Chinese, but he managed to communicate with us.A. fewB. littleC. a fewD. a little7. Thanks to the new inventions, our lives are much _ than before.A. convenientB. more convenientC. most convenientD. the most convenient8. The home-made ice-cream in this restaurant tastes _. Would you like some?A. softlyB. gentlyC. niceD. well9. When summer _, some children will go to the seaside for fun.A. comesB. cameC. will comeD. would come10. I_ you already that washing hands often will help prevent the A-H1NI Flu.A. tellB. toldC. have toldD. am telling11. He was still working on his project while other people_ a rest.A. were havingB. are havingC. will haveD. have12. Many houses_ in the big fire a few days ago. What a shame!A. were damagedB. damageC. were damagingD. damaged13. To everyones surprise, Alex_ play chess very well when he was only four.A. mightB. shouldC. wouldD. could14. The woman feels that she could let her son_ his own decision this time.A. makesB. makeC. to makeD. making15. Susan finally became a popular singer after she practiced_ for years.A. singB. to singC. singingD. sang16. _ John failed to climb to the top of the mountain several times, he didnt give up.A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. WhetherD. Unless 17. Keep an English diary, _ your English will improve.A. orB. sinceC. whenD. and18. Could you please tell us _ in Shanghai?A. when will you visit the World ExpoB. when you will visit the World ExpoC. when the World Expo will you visitD. when the World Expo you will visit19. The thief_ when he heard the footsteps approaching.A. freezesB. frozeC. frozenD. freezing20. All of us are proud of the great changes in Shanghai. Were sure Shanghai will be even_ tomorrow.A. goodB. betterC. bestD. the best21. Once a year, people take part in “_ Lights activity to help save energy.A. Show offB. Turn offC. Take offD. Put off 22. I just want to _ and see if I can get any gifts to take home.A. look forB. look afterC. look aroundD. look at23. We can protect our environment by _ the air, the water or the land.A. not pollutingB. not polluteC. not to polluteD. to not pollute 24. In a way it was one of your biggest mistakes.A.PartlyB. WhollyC. CompletelyD. Certainly25. How about raising some money for the charity? _.A. Enjoy yourself.B. Good idea.C. Youre welcome.D. Never mind.26. Youve done a great job, Grace._.A. Im afraid notB. Thanks a lotC. I agree with youD. Its hard to sayIIComplete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (8%)1. There is so much _ (noisy) in this restaurant; I can hardly hear you talking. 2. Fish cant _(breath) out of water. 3. There are no _ (swim) in the swimming pool. 4. Water will be turned into ice in _ (freeze) weather. 5. “Tony, you should be doing your homework! said his mother loudly; the voice sounded _ (patience). 6. I think the girl is old enough to tie up her shoes by _(her). 7. Who is the_ (write) of the book War and Peace? 8. Its _ (usual) for him to be so active today as he is always a man of few words. III Rewrite the following sentences as required (12%)1. They work on the farm with their parents every weekend. (改为一般疑问句)_ they _ on the farm with their parents every weekend?2. Dont take a picture in front of the fountain. (改为反意疑问句) Dont take a picture in front of the fountain, _ _?3. The Shanghai International Arts Festival is held once a year. (对划线局部提问) _ _ is the Shanghai International Arts Festival held?4. He was very nervous. He couldnt go on with the job interview. (合并为一句)He was_ nervous_ go on with the jo